A. Cup of regular coffee, no frills ---(hypothetical price) $5
B. Turkey/Ham sandwich --- $10
C. Pack of cigarettes --- $20
D. Slice of pizza --- $5
E. Cheeseburger --- $15
F. 12 oz can of soda --- $2
G. 6 pack of any crappy light beer (Bud, Natty, Keystone, etc) --- $12
H. Movie ticket --- $17
I. Ketchup at a fast food restaurant --- $.50
J. Order of french fries, no stuff on top --- $5
K. Interstate toll --- $10
L. The bus --- $4
4 comments:
I'm afraid I think I've already encountered some of these nightmares. "NY Style" delis out here love to charger $10 and up for what amount to little more than some meat in between two slices of bread. I've definitely seen $5 fries where you wouldn't expect it. And I believe the Lincoln Tunnel (not really an interstate but close enough) is $8 so that's getting close.
As for the remaining options, I gotta go with movie tickets. They already cost up to $13 and you add a $2 charge if you buy online. Plus I'm pretty sure 3D movies cost even more. Fuck movies.
Crazy terrifying debt + reduced tobacco lobby influence = $20 cigarettes.
I think I've paid close to $5 for a slice before (not plain, but still) and I've seen $5 fries, $10 sandwiches and $15 cheeseburgers. I'd say the least likely is the $5 for drip coffee, because there has to be a differential between drip and espresso drinks and if drip is at $5, that puts a latte at ~$9, and I think that's the point at which you don't sell any coffee, even yuppies have their limits.
I suppose you meant "city bus" when you say the bus? I take NJTransit into NYC everyday and its $6 each way, but like James pointed out, the toll alone would run me $8.
$5 fries with no stuff not in a restaurant? That's the only one I don't believe.
I should have mentioned that earlier: restaurants are obviously expensive.
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